-- Let's being with Hall H, which kicks things off at 10:45 a.m. with ParaNorman featuring cast members Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick and Christopher Mintz-Plasse among others. From there, we launch into three consecutive television panels, with cast members from the Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead and The Game of Thrones taking over Hall H. Following the TV trio will be Screen Gems'Resident Evil: Retribution for a half hour panel and the day ends with Sony's two-hour panel where they'll highlight Total Recall, Looper and Elysium.

-- Ballroom 20 hosts an hour-long Community panel beginning at 10a. with panelists Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie and Yvette Nicole Brown. The room will also host the Firefly 10-Year Anniversary Reunion beginning at 12:30p.m. and reunite Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau and the rest of the cast together as they journey through nostalgia.

-- Jumping back to Ballroom 20, the much-hyped premiere of Arrow will take place at 3p.m. with a Q&A session following with cast members. Immediately after, Entertainment Weekly hosts the Powerful Women in Pop Culture panel with guests Kristin Bauer van Straten, Sarah Wayne Callies, Kristen Kreuk, Nikki Reed and Anna Torv.

-- If you miss Whedon at the Firefly reunion, he'll have his own panel courtesy of Dark Horse Comics at 5:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20. Here he'll talk about Dark Horse's expanding number of titles. Following Whedon will be AMC's Breaking Bad panel with guests Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and other cast members.

OK, now let's jump into the day's non-SDCC happenings...

A little ghost boy is stalking Rebecca Hall in this new trailer for The Awakening. The suspenser is already on DVD/Blu-Ray throughout Europe, but gets a limited release in the States on August 10.

The Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences has invited 176 artists and executives to become voting members of the organization. Actors include Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Jonah Hill, Diego Luna, Matthew McConaughey and others. [Deadline]

James Cameron is back with a 3D Cirque du Soleil movie. Cameron takes a producing role on Worlds Away which looks to bring the world-renowned show to theaters nationwide on December 21. The film is directed by Andrew Adamson, who helmed the previous two Narnia films and the first two Shrek movies.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire looks to be close to naming the actress who will portray Johanna Mason. Model/actress Zoe Aggeliki has emerged as the leading candidate for the gig, though Jena Malone still remains in the conversation. [Deadline]

Edgar Wright has finished directing an Ant-Man test reel. So what does this mean for potentially looping in one of the founding members of The Avengers into the Marvel movie universe? Marvel and Disney will now review Wright's footage, which he also co-wrote with Joe Cornish. If Marvel and Disney think the duo can pull off a feature length movie, the film may be getting the green-light, but don't expect any decisions to be made soon. We'll look toward New York Comic-Con in October as a potential moment when an announcement is made. [Slash Film]

Zach Galifianakis executive produced Craiglist Joe, an "adventure documentary" about on man who attempts to survive on the support and goodwill of people he meets on Craigslist. It feels like a Morgan Spurlock experiment, but hey, Super Size Me was a breakout hit. Craigslist Joe arrives in theaters August 2.

Mad Max: Fury Road will no longer be shot in 3D. The film will instead undergo post-production conversion. Filming has begun in Nambia. [Slash Film]

A new clip from The Expendables 2 has surfaced and goes bang, bang, bang, crash, boom, blam! Yea, better just to watch it yourself. Side note, we get our first look at Liam Hemsworth as a sniper. The Expendables 2 hits theaters August 17 and storms into Hall H at Comic-Con on July 12.

Derrick Deane, Fandango Content Personnel/Movie Blogger, joined Fandango in 2010, bringing more than 10 years of filmmaking and writing experience with him. While The Godfather, Rear Window and 12 Angry Men are all favorites, he will always have a soft spot for Die Hard, Leon: The Professional and Back to the Future.

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